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April 27, 2017 Top Stories

Video Interview with Guerrilla’s Freida Pinto & Babou Ceesay

April 27, 2017

Guerrilla co-stars Freida Pinto and Babou Ceesay tell World Screen Newsflash about the experience of working with John Ridley and about what drew them to the series, which has been launched to the global market by Endemol Shine International.

April 27, 2017 Top Stories

Donald Tang on Chinese Investments in Hollywood

April 27, 2017

Donald Tang, the founding and managing partner of Tang Media Partners, whose portfolio includes IM Global in the U.S., discussed the future of Chinese investment in Hollywood at APOS.

April 27, 2017 Top Stories

Local Content Key for VICE Expansion

April 27, 2017

Hosi Simon, the global general manager of VICE Media, updated APOS delegates in Bali on the company’s international rollout strategy, stressing the importance of local content as it expands across the globe.

April 27, 2017 Top Stories

NBCU’s Kevin MacLellan Talks Hayu, Channels Business

April 27, 2017

Kevin MacLellan, the chairman of global distribution and international at NBCUniversal, discussed the rollout of the reality SVOD service Hayu and his “fewer, bigger, better” approach to the company’s channels business in his session at APOS.

April 26, 2017 Top Stories

Netflix Execs Share International Content Strategy

April 26, 2017

Bill Holmes, Netflix’s global head of business development, and the platform’s VP of content acquisitions, Robert Roy, weighed in on the company's international progress and content strategy at APOS today in Bali.

April 26, 2017 Top Stories

Andy Bird Talks Brands, Digital Touchpoints

April 26, 2017

Andy Bird, the chairman of Walt Disney International, weighed in on consumer-facing brands, local content creation and more in his session at APOS in Bali.

April 26, 2017 Top Stories

YouTube Eyes Asian Growth

April 26, 2017

YouTube’s usage and revenues are growing rapidly in Asia, Robert Kyncl, the video sharing site’s chief business officer, told delegates at APOS today.

April 25, 2017 Top Stories

Viu Reports User Growth, Embarks on Originals Initiative

April 25, 2017

OTT service Viu now has 6 million monthly active users across its markets in Asia and the Middle East, up 50 percent from its user base in November 2016.

April 19, 2017 Top Stories

Entertainment One Touts Scripted Strategy at Series Mania

April 19, 2017

Entertainment One’s Polly Williams and Jude Troy presented the company’s new scripted projects and discussed expansion into the U.K. and Australia in a Series Mania session moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati in Paris today.

April 18, 2017 Top Stories

Netflix Nears 100 Million Subs Mark

April 18, 2017

While its subscriber growth slowed in Q1 2017, Netflix ended the period with a total of 98.7 million streaming memberships, consisting of 50.8 million in the U.S. and 47.9 million internationally.

Mansha Daswani

Video Interview with Guerrilla’s Freida Pinto & Babou Ceesay

Donald Tang on Chinese Investments in Hollywood

Local Content Key for VICE Expansion

NBCU’s Kevin MacLellan Talks Hayu, Channels Business

Netflix Execs Share International Content Strategy

Andy Bird Talks Brands, Digital Touchpoints

YouTube Eyes Asian Growth

Viu Reports User Growth, Embarks on Originals Initiative

Entertainment One Touts Scripted Strategy at Series Mania

Netflix Nears 100 Million Subs Mark

Warner Bros. Discovery Taps MultiChoice Alum for Nordics

Screening Rooms & App for ATF Now Available

MIP LONDON Lines Up Evan Shapiro for Streaming Summit